On May 2nd, Cyclone Nargis slammed the mainland of Myanmar, killing thousands, and leaving up to a million without food, water, and homes.

The first priority -- sending water purification tablets and medicine.

"There's already an outbreak of choleric in certain areas, and also malarial diseases that's happening. And of course, that's a major problem that's gonna start, and it doesn't stop. So we gotta nip it in the bud real fast," said Dr. Tin Myaing Thien of the Myanmar Association of Hawaii.

The Association is continuing to collect donations.

Anyone who wants to make donations to help victims in Myanmar, can send checks to:

MYANMAR ASSOCIATION OF HAWAII

720 N KING ST

HONOLULU 96817

For more information on the organization, click on the Myanmar Association of Hawaii link.

In 2015, the Federal government passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, allowing states to limit the amount of time that students take standardized tests. A similar bill is traveling through the Hawaii legislature.

In 2015, the Federal government passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, allowing states to limit the amount of time that students take standardized tests. A similar bill is traveling through the Hawaii legislature.